Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and moved ahead in the Louisiana primary Saturday night, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.The Illinois senator was winning two-thirds support in both caucus states.
Returns from the first handful of Louisiana precincts showed him leading, a black man hoping to extend a string of Southern primary triumphs that already included South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia.
In all, the three states, plus caucuses in the Virgin Islands, offered 161 delegates.
Clinton began the day with a slender delegate lead in The Associated Press count. She had 1,055 delegates to 998 for Obama. A total of 2,025 is required to win the nomination at the national convention in Denver.
Momentum is a wonderful thing isn't it?
In regard to trying to understand all of these "races" and results" correct me if I'm wrong… but doesn't a primary give voters in that state the entire day to vote and then all of their votes are "tallied", whereas a caucus is only decided by a certain number of voters who can show up at a certain time and at a certain place?
ReplyDeleteMy point being doesn't a state with a primary give more voters a chance to vote when it's convenient for them, and a state with a caucus… really only influenced solely on the outcome of an exclusively number of voters who are available to participate at that time on that day?
And, if I think I'm right about that being an extreme difference about how convenient primaries are for voters vs. how convenient a caucus might be for them… then why can't each state just hold primaries? So, a primary in each state… would guarantee that more voters in each state are given a chance to vote that day?
I'm just trying to understand what the benefit is of some states having primaries and other having caucuses?
To the person above- you are as confused as the rest of us- we did not choose this system....it is what it is....Many of us would love to have a Nationwide primary...all at the same time...for everyone.
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Now about the delegate count:
here is the latest at MN off Obama's Blog:
( campaign director tally)
Obama 1012
and Clinton 940
(* and this includes the Special delegates ? or whatever they are called)
In the Virgin Islands he won with 90% of the Vote there, and that is important as many foriegners are watching on these islands- so it sends a messege that we all want change.
Nebraska is a state that has always been fairly red....so this is HUGE...
He also won by really amazing margins...
Now also Voters had problems in Both Louisiana and Washington had trouble trying to participate as Independents...so it is amazing he did sooooo well..
It you have a chance please try to see his Speech in Richmond- he was on Fire- and talking about how he was ready to fight McCain...the Audience was very very fired up chanting and yelling ( at a Virginia Black tie event)
In my opinion, as a liberal male, this Presidential election is not about race or sexism, but men vs women.
ReplyDeleteMen have ruled America for 232 years and look at the mess they have gotten us into.
We've become the most hated nation on Earth because of our current President's arrogance and aggressive Imperialism of the world.
I feel the time has come for a strong, confident, and independent thinking and intelligent woman to run America with a "female perspective!"
Men and women think, act, and interprete differently. The "Glass ceiling" of male dominance is coming to an end.
Women of the world are standing up and asserting their rights in the world.
Just look at what's happening in strict Islamic countries. Men are loosing that "control" gripe on woman whom they believe are men's "property."
All religious texts are of and about the "penis!" But no more and the woman are tearing down those evil walls of "Jericho!"
Clinton is correct when she says, "It took a Clinton to clean up the 1st Bush's mess and it will take another Clinton to clean up another Bush's mess!"
If the males of the world do not wise up and allow equality to woman as they themselves now enjoy, then I predict women will rise up and the male dominance will be reduced to ash and men will then become the 2nd class citizens.
I am sorry anonymous but your point of view seems to be much too simplistic for the times that we are living in.
ReplyDeleteIt may be true in the overall sense that women are more contemplative and fair in decision making, but it is false to assume that just because one is a female that it makes them superior to the male candidate.
I work with women all day long and I have to say that they are each an individual. One may be very sympathetic and giving, while the other is cold and distant. And of course the same is true of the males that I work with.
We need to see these candidates as individuals, not by gender, or race, or even political party.
If you are more attracted to John McCain then I would support your decision to vote for him. It is important that all of us get as informed as possible on the issues, the candidates, and the opinion of our peers. I really believe that a good conversation about this election is vital to helping all of us make the best decision that we can.